"Bee" The Light ~ Monday Montage

Welcome to an all new Monday Montage Blog Hop!  You won't want to miss a single creation from this amazing group of stampers!

I just spent a fun-filled weekend with my stampin' BFF and fellow Monday Montager, Wendy Weixler.  Our time together is never long enough, but always so much fun!  This visit was probably the most mellow and laid-back visit we have ever had...which was totally awesome!  And it was so great to spend a little time together in my craft room...something we never seem to have enough time to do!

Today's card was inspired by the adorable shirt that Wendy made for us to wear to the TobyMac concert on Saturday...more on that in a bit!  After seeing the shirt, I knew I needed to turn it in to a card!  Using my favorite Golden Honey Specialty DSP as my starting point, I cut out the beautiful Detailed Bee and "the light" using Hand-Lettered Prose dies.  

I felt like the bee needed just a little something to help her stand out, so I added a Gold Foil Starburst, embossed with the honeycomb die.  I finished the card off with a gold heat embossed flower and a few little gold Metallic  Pearls.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold Foil, Golden Honey Speciality DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Honey Bee

Other Supplies ~ Sunburst Punch, Hand-Letter Prose Dies, Detailed Bee Dies, Metallic Pearls, Gold Embossing Powder

As I mentioned earlier, we went to the TobyMac concert while Wendy was here.  What I failed to mention was that she braved taking 6 kiddos to the concert with me as well!  There aren't many friends who will drive over 9 hours, ONE WAY, to come visit you AND take that many kids to a concert.  She is the BEST and our adventures are always so much fun!  

Our next adventure awaits!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Now, on to the next stop on the hop!

Happy Stamping!

We've added a list of everyone's home pages so you can hop along in any order you wish!  Just make sure you don't miss any!

Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts

Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma <-- You are HERE

Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs

Charlet Mallett - Painted Orange

Cheryl Curtis - Pomp and Sustenance

Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner

Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots

Julie Warnick - Creating on the Run

Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc

Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations

#TGIFC252 Product Spotlight - This or That

It's Friday and time for an all new TGIF Challenges!  This week we have a Product Spotlight, focusing on the two AMAZING Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper.

If you've been following any of my posts lately, you will know what my favorite Sale-A-Bration DPS is...Golden Honey Specialty DSP!!!  I would love an entire pack of just the black and white stripes!

After seeing some of the other Honey Bee cards I had made, a family friend contacted me and asked if I could make her husband a Happy "Bee"-Day card.  Of course I was happy to do so!

Their family is currently raising honey bees, so I had that in mind as I designed the card.  The bee represents the hubby and the hearts represent the wife and their two sweet kiddos.  I added a little splash of honey and some honeycomb to tie it all together. 

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Golden Honey Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Daffodil Delight, Memento

Stamp Set ~ Honey Bee, Piece of Cake

Other Supplies ~ Detailed Bee Dies

Thank you for dropping by today!  I hope you will join us over at TGIF Challenges this week!  Don't have any Sale-A-Bration DSP?  No worries...pull inspiration from the colors or images in the DSP!

Have a fantastic Friday!

Happy Stamping!

Sharing the Freakin' Love!

 

The Control Freaks back and we are sharing our love with all of you this month! You may have hopped on over from one of my favorite Melissa's...Melissa Stout.   Isn't she lovely?!?

I just can't put the adorable Honey Bee Bundle and coordinating Golden Honey Specialty DSP away!  I love, love, LOVE the black and white DSP with little bits of gold.  Look what happens when you add a little pop of Real Red...even more to LOVE!

I dusted off my Make a Difference stamp set to create the Bee Mine sentiment.  The sentiment possibilities are endless with this pretty little stamp set!  

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black, Golden Honey Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Real Red, Memento

Stamp Sets ~ Honey Bee, Make a Difference

Other Supplies ~ Detailed Bees Dies

Next up is a fun little treat box and Valentines Day Card.  I love the traditional colors in the From My Heart Specialty DSP...and the added red foil makes it even  better!  

I created a fun background with the stitched heart stamp, then punched out some cute DSP hearts and the Happy Valentine's Day stamped heart. I added a fussy cut arrow and a few From My Heart Faceted Gems.  Sweet, simple and straight from the heart!

My tiny little treat box was made using the Scalloped Tag Topper.  I added a little box inside, which holds a Dove Promises candy perfectly!  The treat box was topped off with the pretty Real Red Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon and a cute  Love You Lots tag, all attached with the tiny little Library Clips.  These little clips are the CUTEST!!

I am trying to decide if this is what I'll be helping my youngest make for his class Valentine's this year...

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Flirty Flamingo, Real Red, Whisper White, From My Heart Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Flirty Flamingo, Real Red, Petal Pink

Stamp Set ~ Heartfelt

Other Supplies ~ Heart Punch Pack, Real Red Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon, From My Heart Faceted Gems, Stitched Shapes, Layering Squares, Scalloped Tag Topper

In the meantime, it's time for you to hope over to another one of my favorite Melissa's...Melissa Davies.  How did I get so lucky to be in the middle of a giant Melissa hug?!?!

Thanks for hopping along with all of us!  We hope you are feeling all of the LOVE!

Wishing You Sunshine & Happiness

Hello friends!  It has been a cold, gray and wintery week where I live, so I thought I would share a little bit of sunshine with you today!

I will admit that I wasn't totally sold on the Honey Bee stamp set when I first saw it, but I fell in love with the Sale-A-Bration Golden Honey Specialty DSP, so I figured I better get the stamp set too.  I'm so happy that I did because I have fallen in love with these adorable little honey bees!

Inspired by the catalog (my favorite place to look for inspiration!), I cut out the beehive on one piece of Very Vanilla card stock, then I stamped the beehive in Crushed Curry on another piece of VV.  With a little work, I was able to line thigs up and add a little honeycomb in between the two layers.

I added a bit more color with the honeybee, flower and a couple little Rich Razzleberry hearts.  The curved Sunshine & Happiness sentiment from the stamp set is just perfect to go above the beehive.  I added Sweet Friend from one of the other sentiments in the set as well.

I can't wait to send this out to a sweet friend to brighten their day!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry

Ink ~ Crushed Curry, Memento, Rich Razzlebery

Stamp Set ~ Honey Bee

Other Supplies ~ Detailed Bee Dies

My boys and I have a 3-day weekend coming up and I am looking forward to spending part of it in my craft room.  Be sure to check back soon for more creations!

Happy Stamping!

2020 Sale-A-Bration and Occasions Mini Catalogs are HERE!

 Happy Friday friends!  Today is the day we have all been waiting for...2020 Sale-A-Bration and Occasions Mini Catalogs are HERE! It's like Christmas all over again!

I'm sharing a couple of my favorites from both catalogs today.  But lets be honest...EVERYTHING is my favorite!

The bright and bold colors of the Peaceful Poppies Suite caught my eye right away.  The stamped images and the dies in this suite are AMAZING!  I mean, look at these beautiful flowers!  And the DSP....I'm going to need several packs of this gorgeous paper!

I am a sucker for anything black and white, so making sure I earned a pack (or two) of the Sale-A-Bration Golden Honey Speciality DSP was a must!  This lovely DSP coordinates with the adorable Honey Bee Bundle.  The Honey Bee stamp set and coordinating Detailed Bee dies are BEE-utiful!

Be sure to check out the new Occasions Mini Catalog today and earn your favorite Sale-A-Bration products for FREE!  Ask me for more details!

I've been enjoying the extra creative time over my winter break, so be sure to check back soon!

Happy Stamping!

#TGIFC244 Product Spotlight ~ Fancy Foil

Welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges!  It's our final challenge of 2019 and we are sending it out in high style with a Product Spotlight Challenge!  Break out your foil...it's time to shine!

With the new year comes the all new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs!  It's like Christmas in January!  The Honey Bee Bundle in the Occasions Catalog is just too cute!  The little bees and  hive are absolutely adorable.  And guess what?!?  It coordinates with the beautiful Golden Honey Speciality DSP in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.   

I love anything black and white!  Throw in some gold foil and I am sold!  There are little bits of gold mixed in to some pretty amazing black and white patterns in this DSP.  It's something you are going to want to earn during Sale-A-Bration for sure!

Isn't this honey bee the best?!?!  I love all of the beautiful detail!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Golden Honey Speciality DSP

Ink ~ Mint Macaron, Memento, Stampin' Blends: Mint Macaron

Stamp Set ~ Honey Bee

Other Supplies ~ Detailed Bee Dies, Metallic Pearls

Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to join in and have some fancy-foil-fun with the rest of the TGIF gang!

Happy Stamping!